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Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.B\n\nAny person violating, or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any lawful regulation or order of the Board or Commissioner, or any provision of this title, may be compelled in a proceeding instituted in an appropriate court by the Board or Commissioner to obey and comply with such regulation, order, or provision of this title. The proceeding may be by injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy.C\n\nWithout limiting the remedies which may be obtained pursuant to subsection B, any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction, mandamus, or other remedy obtained pursuant to subsection B shall be subject, in the discretion of the court, to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1981, chapter 468.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":208153,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67806,"identifier":"35.1-7","token":"35.1\/1\/35.1-7","url":"\/35.1-7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/35.1-7\/","token":"35.1\/1\/35.1-7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 35.1-7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> willfully violating, or refusing, failing, or neglecting to comply with any regulation or order<\/span> of the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span>, or any provision of this title, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span> unless a different penalty<\/span> is specified. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person<\/span> violating, or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any lawful regulation or order<\/span> of the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span>, or any provision of this title, may be compelled in a proceeding instituted in an appropriate court<\/span> by the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span> to obey and comply with such regulation, order<\/span>, or provision of this title. The proceeding may be by injunction<\/span>, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Without limiting the remedies which may be obtained pursuant to subsection B, any person<\/span> violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction<\/span>, mandamus, or other remedy obtained pursuant to subsection B shall be subject, in the discretion of the court<\/span>, to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> With the consent of any person<\/span> who has violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey any regulation or order<\/span> of the Board<\/span> or Commissioner<\/span> or any provision of this title, the Board<\/span> may provide, in an order<\/span> issued by the Board<\/span> against such person<\/span>, for the payment of civil charges for past violations in specific sums not to exceed the limit set forth in subsection C. Such civil charges shall be in place of any appropriate civil penalty<\/span> which could be imposed under subsection C. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES, INJUNCTIONS, CIVIL PENALTIES AND CHARGES FOR VIOLATIONS (\u00a7 35.1-7)\n\nA. Any person willfully violating, or refusing, failing, or neglecting to comply\nwith any regulation or order of the Board or Commissioner, or any provision of\nthis title, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor unless a different penalty\nis specified. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.\n\nB. Any person violating, or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any lawful\nregulation or order of the Board or Commissioner, or any provision of this\ntitle, may be compelled in a proceeding instituted in an appropriate court by\nthe Board or Commissioner to obey and comply with such regulation, order, or\nprovision of this title. The proceeding may be by injunction, mandamus, or other\nappropriate remedy.\n\nC. Without limiting the remedies which may be obtained pursuant to subsection B,\nany person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction,\nmandamus, or other remedy obtained pursuant to subsection B shall be subject, in\nthe discretion of the court, to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each\nviolation. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.\n\nD. With the consent of any person who has violated or failed, neglected, or\nrefused to obey any regulation or order of the Board or Commissioner or any\nprovision of this title, the Board may provide, in an order issued by the Board\nagainst such person, for the payment of civil charges for past violations in\nspecific sums not to exceed the limit set forth in subsection C. Such civil\ncharges shall be in place of any appropriate civil penalty which could be\nimposed under subsection C.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 35-7, 35-21, 35-41, 35-53; 1981, c. 468.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}